Tag: food

One of the first recipes I posted was fruit leather, and I have an addendum to the recipe that I'm pretty proud of. In cooking in general the past two weeks my theme has been reducing waste. Chicken bones have gone in the freezer and then to stock, fish skin has gone to the dog …

Shadow Lake Lodge was our big splurge on a trip full of camping and crashing at relatives' houses. It was completely worth it. We were nervous in the lead up because the lodge was so close to the fire closure areas and a nearby lodge had been evacuated, but Shadow Lake stayed on that outside …

Section 3: 165.5-Birch Glen to 223.5-Vt Rt 15/Valley of the Lamoille River If you can do only one section of the Long Trail, do this section. Don't even consider anything else. If you only have a long weekend, do the first 3 days and hit Burnt Rock, Camel's Hump and Mansfield. It will kick your …

Section 2: 104.2-Sherburne Pass Rt 4 to 165.5-Birch Glen Shelter The second half of this section was pretty brutal, and it gradually became clear that my mom and I had different approaches and goals for the trail. I was wearing one knee brace for this section, and would add another for Section 3. The big …

This trail is an ass kicker. I loved it but I would not recommend it to everyone by a long shot. If you are used to hiking out west on beautiful clear trails with a maximum 10% grade, switchbacks and constant views and that's what you love, this is not the trail for you. If …

The drive from Yellowstone to Grand Teton isn’t really a drive at all, it very much feels like you’re staying in the park. That’s helped by the fact that there’s no fee collection at the entrance to Grand Teton, since you can’t (I believe) enter the park from the north without having first driven through …